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Each and every one of our tools has a story to tell long before it reaches your workbench. All of our tools have gone through many changes and a lot of “what if we did it this way” conversations. When we are finally happy with what the final product will be, then, and only the...

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Note: Park Tool products are sold through bike shops and online retailers worldwide. Park Tool logo merchandise (bottle openers, t-shirts, pizza tools, etc.) is available for purchase at retailers as well as on our w...

Disc brake systems are well established in the bike world. Mountain bikes, hybrids, ebikes, and cyclo-cross bikes all come with this proven technology. So is it a surprise these are now coming to road bikes? No, it’s not a surprise, but the inclusion of the road category to the disc...

Park Tool and several industry partners have joined together to offer ten scholarships for women bike mechanics to attend United Bicycle Institute. This scholarship is dedicated to getting more women on bikes and supporting the development of female mechanics. This opportunity is open to ...

Let’s imagine that bike company XYZ has come out with a cool new component that requires a new tool. How does that new bike component give birth to a new, blue tool?
More often than not we have to wait, just like you, until we can actually buy this new super cool component. Once...

Park Tool, the world’s largest bicycle tool manufacturer, today announced its team sponsorships for 2014, which incude five World Tour Teams. Park Tool will supply the mechanics of sponsored teams with bicycle tools and repair stands. Founded in 1963, Park Tool has team relatio...

Park Tool President Eric Hawkins made a guest appearance on The History Channel’s reality TV-show American Restoration. The episode premiered January 28th and can be viewed online here.
Park Tool, the world’s largest bicycle tool manufacturer, commissioned Rick Dale a...

During the April 9th session of the 113th Congress, Representative Betty McCollum, from Minnesota’s 4th district, rose to pay tribute to Park Tool on the occasion of their 50th anniversary. McCollum called Park Tool a “Minnesota success story, growing from a small family owned comp...

Park Tool recently invited 300 of our closest friends to join in the celebration of our 50th anniversary. The party, which was held in our factory, also served as the official grand opening of our brand new headquarters.
The warehouse floor before and during the party
Business partn...

Park Tool continues their long history of involvement with the world’s top professional cycling teams, announcing their list of sponsored teams for 2013.
The World Tour Teams sponsored by Park Tool include Garmin, BMC, Team Argos and Sky. “These are among the best racing organi...

The Park Tool Company broke ground on a new international headquarters on August 21st. The new site is just over a mile from their current location in Oakdale, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota. Move in is expected in January 2013.
At the official ground breaking ceremony, Oakdale City...

Congratulations to Ryder Hesjedal of Team Garmin Barracuda on his victory in the Giro d' Italia. On the strength of an amzing time trial performance in the race's final stage, Hesjedal was able to overcome a 31 second deficit to Joaquim Rodriguez of the Katusha team. It is the first Gran...

On April 11th the staff of Park Tool hosted a visitor from the United States House of Representatives, Rep Betty McCollum from Minnesota’s 4th District (in which Park Tool resides) dropped by to tour our factory and hear from some of her constituents.
Park Tool’s Bil...

Bike Rumor recent reviewed several tool kits and found that our EK-1 Event Kit was the best on the market. Click to read the entire story: http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/best-tool-kits-for-cyclists-33539/

During the recent Park Tool Tech Summit in Minneapolis, we bused about 250 people to our headquarters in suburban St. Paul Minnesota for a factory tour. We broke into groups of 25 and had staff members lead the 30-minute tours.
Members of our factory staff demonstrated som...

From time to time, an unbiased third party will evaluate one product versus another. Here is an example where Mountain Bike Action (with whom we do not advertise) has chosen our IB-3 I-Beam Mini Fold-Up tool as the best of the lot they tested.

The biggest trade show in central Europe is held in the Czech Republic and is called Bike BRNO. This year, some of the most entertaining action was taking place under a trio of Park Tool tents. For the second year, Pedalsport, Park Tool’s distributor to the Czech Republic has conduc...